![]() ![]() Though Marcel passed away in 2018, Luc De Ley and Foose continue to work together, and with inspiration from a scale model of a Ferrari GTO, the MarCel Roadster was born. Over the years Marcel taught his sons everything he knew about shaping metal. Their talents have been utilized by some of the great custom hot rod builders: Brizio, Coddington, Kugel, and of course, Chip Foose. Working in California, Marcel quickly gained a reputation for being able to form custom replacement body panels for the most exotic of classic and sports cars. This car was seen by an American soldier in the late 1950s and in exchange for the promise of his own custom body, the soldier sponsored the immigration of the whole De Ley family and helped get Marcel a job in a body shop. He had scratch built the body of at least one original custom sports car before emigrating to the USA. MarCel's Custom Metal is a shop now nearly 50 years old, founded by Marcel De Ley, who learned panel beating as a boy in Europe.
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